A different perspective from New England. Would that it were here.Episcopal churches in Maine may not always agree, but they stand ready to support one another.
The 66 year-round congregations have been fairly untouched by the controversy since the Rev. Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, was consecrated as bishop of New Hampshire in 2003, Heidi Shott, spokeswoman for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, said Thursday.
On Wednesday, theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American church.
"We've certainly had some people leave our congregations because of our bishop's support of (Robinson) becoming bishop," Shott said Thursday. "There were some people upset by that. But because in Maine we have such a broad range of worshiping and one common prayer, there are pretty diverse congregations."
After Robinson was consecrated the dioceses held meetings across the state, she said. Everybody talked and listened, and although not everyone agreed, she said, they at least stayed together as a family of churches.
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